With short, limber legs and a long tail, the clouded leopard is perfectly adapted for living in the trees. Flexible ankle joints allow it to descend trunks headfirst, one of only two cat species that can pull this off. A long tail provides stabilizing balance for leaps between trees. Sharp, retractable claws let this jungle climber dangle off branches in all sorts of gravity-defying positions.
A special day for a special cat
Today in History
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Let the harvest begin
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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Work out on your way to work
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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Memorial Day
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Irohazaka Road in fall, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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Castle on a hill
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International Day of Forests
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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An island hopper s paradise
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The Bahamas as seen from the ISS
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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It s superb owl Sunday
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